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Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, April 2026

Ranking – Artist – Album – Label

Super Panela – Sangre Nueva – Maaula Records
Aly Keita Trio – Balafon Evolution – One World
Mansfarroll – África sí – M. Percuson
Ireke – Ayo Dele – Underdog Records
Kuljit Bhamra – DESI – The Soul of Punjab – ARC Music Productions International Ltd.
Rihab Azar – Dandelion – Rihab Azar
Suistamon Sähkö – Lunta tupaan – Playground Music Oy
Souad Massi – Zagate – BackingTrack Production
Pixvae – De Lado a Lado – Compagnie 4000
Karyna Gomes – Kantigas di Liberdadi – The Orchard
Kareyce Fotso – Gwà – CONTRE-JOUR
Vasilis Kostas – Léna – Artsyndesis
VAQO – Guguni Oda – GMI
V. A. – Global Guitars – Putumayo
Baklava Express – Sababa – Baklava Express

Best new global music – March 2026 (#1425)Best new global music – March 2026 (#1425)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Souad Massi – Congo Connection (feat. Youssoupha) – Zagate
Aly Keita – Balafon Evolution (feat. Marcel van Cleef & Roberto Badoglio) – Balafon Evolution (feat. Marcel van Cleef & Roberto Badoglio)
Ziggy Marley – Racism Is A Killa – Racism Is A Killa – Single
Doctor Nativo – La Kocina – BarrioKandela
Victoria Sur – Si Se Te Olvida el Camino – Café Feminina by Putumayo
Mariachi El Bronx – Fools Gold – Mariachi El Bronx (IV)
Nuevos Rios – Malvada – Nuevos Rios
Lucas Santtana – Liga (feat. Cocanha) – Brasiliano
ZHERAV – Naja – Naja / Bazaar – Single
Sababa 5 – Allô – Ça Va Ça Va
Balu – Tata Nimi – Borumba
AySay – Malala – Mal
Riccardo Tesi & Paolo Zampini – LIVING IN THE PAST / PRESENTE REMOTO – Camerock
Pixvae – Caminando – El Bacaneao
Psyché – Hurriya (We Must Resist) [feat. Ziad Trabelsi] – Hurriya (We Must Resist) [feat. Ziad Trabelsi] – Single

Hour 2:
Ida Elina – Pohjolan Kaiut – Under the Northern Skies
Tinariwen & Sulafa Elyas – Sagherat Assani (feat. Sulafa Elyas) – Hoggar
Ballaveu – Balh plan de Canejan | Ball pla de Sort (ball pla i corranda) – Arada
Cara de Espelho – Aldeia Fantasma – B
DakhaBrakha – vesilna – PTAKH / Bird
Saly Kouyaté – Ayan Deme – Mali Kelen
Massa Dembele – Tugan – Felatô
Pedro Pastor & Iseo – Sin Flor – 10 Locos Años Descalzos
Karyna Gomes – Tufulin (feat. Alana Sinkëy) – Kantigas di Liberdadi
Youthie – Lotus Dub – Wild Vibes
Ireke – Ta Logbe Jongo – Ayo Dele
Bamako Airlines – Continental Soukous – Volume III – EP
Crossing (Diabaté/Martella/Schiavone) – Bobo Sira – The Path Before Us
Tram des Balkans – Novoset – Alligator

Best New Global Music – January (#1416)Best New Global Music – January (#1416)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Crossing – Diabatè / Martella / Schiavone – Ne Ma Lon – The Path Before Us
David Walters – Bon Voyage – Ti Love
Kunbe – Yayoroba – Fanga
Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez – Asbe Sangi – From Minho To Euphrates
Gangbé Brass Band – Ayé (feat. Angelique Kidjo) – FROM OUIDAH TO ANOTHER WORLD
WÖR & Kongero – Var är du? (Live) – Songbooks (Live)
Tuuletar – Etsimme toisesta itseämme (We seek ourselves in each other) – Maammo (Mother Earth)
Ylja (Iceland) – Hafsson – Nordic Nights by Putumayo
Hami Hamoo – Je ne fais que penser à toi – Siya
Ragna – Uventet bryllupsgæst – Ragna
Adir Jan – Leyla (Bonustrack) – Al Mast
ShAIkh Kev – O Malhão Malhão – Raízes Reimaginadas
Nusantara Beat – Kalangkang – Nusantara Beat
Yeko – Yalla – Miwe

Hour 2:
Lakhdar Hanou Ensemble – El Gafla Orchestra – L’Odyssée de Nour
Cumali Bulduk – Kanadının Altına – Bana Seni Gerek Seni
Jocelyn Mienniel – Takamba – Jocelyn Mienniel & Les Instruments Migrateurs
Mariama & Vieux – Karandirla – Ntèry
Teija Niku – Eteenpäin – Tovi
Rafael Carvalho – No Trilho – A Teia da Viola
Malvariche – Canto de Alabanza – Te Canto las 40
Teff – Suerte – Caribbean Cruise by Putumayo
Modern Sound Quartet – Oscar Rocchi – Mais – Italian Library Breaks
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS) – A Mmera A Lecce – Il Mito
Suna Alan – Ez Dilerzim – Ez Dilerzim (Live Session) – Single
Kaveh Mahmudiyan – Baran – Between Hands
Rosalia de Souza – Teco Teco – Rosàlia De Souza Quarteto 55°
Jérémy Rollando, Jean Luc Astemoy, Emmanuel Forster & Pascal Rollando – Desert bleu (feat. Guillaume Lopez) – ZEF
291out – Rekawa – CHENNÀPULE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, from the Movie “Kwara – Una Storia d’amore e pallone”)

Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2026Top 15 World Music Albums, January 2026

(Rank – artist – album – label)

CROSSING (Diabaté/ Martella/ Schiavone) – The Path Before Us – Circular Music Records
Hami Hamoo – Siya – Accords Croisés / Pias
Adir Jan – Al Mast – Trikont – Unsere Stimme – Verlags GmbH
Tuuletar – Maammo – Nordic Notes
Nusantara Beat – Nusantara Beat – Glitterbeat Records
Yeko – Miwe – Back2Bam Production
Gangbé Brass Band – From Ouidah To Another World – Salt’n Ginger
Ragna – Ragna – GO Danish Folk Music
Lakhdar Nahou Ensemble – L’Odyssée de Noūr – Lakhdar Nahou Ensemble
Kunbe – Fanga – Adjololo Records
David Walters – Ti Love – Heavenly Sweetness
Cumali Bulduk – Bana Seni Gerek Seni – Saz Ground Music
Mariama & Vieux – Ntèry – Korafola production
Lamia Yared & Efrén Lopez – From Minho to Euphrates – Worlds Within Worlds
V.A. – Caribbean Cruise – Putumayo

The Best World Music of 2025 Part 2 (#1411)The Best World Music of 2025 Part 2 (#1411)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Franck Biyong – Jela Kubwa Na Viboko – Radio Masoda
‘o Rom – Tutti Frutti – Radio Rom
Fanfare Ciocărlia & Adrian Raso – Transylvania Twist – The Devil Rides Again
Maëla Raoult – Nick & Raff’s towing – The Hen House
Samira’s Blues – Salam – Salam – EP
Eljuri – Fuerza – Así es el Mundo
hodíla ízba – Катись (Ride) – Where are you, Ivanka?
Tamar Ilana & Ventanas – Elvissa – Azadi
Femi Kuti – Work on Myself – Journey Through Life
Kadialy Kouyate – Jamba dongo – Toña
Damily & Tiliara Tsapiky Band – Tindrianay ze malemy – Fihisa
Majid Bekkas – Sidi Bouganga (with Hamid Drake) – Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues (with Hamid Drake)
Hurja Halla – Tuonen Neito – Surma Hiihti
Etienne de la Sayette – Ibidi – Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra

Hour 2:
Jyotsna Srikanth – Manasa Sancharare – Carnatic Nomad
Jupiter & Okwess – Orgullo – Ekoya
Fanoos Ensemble – Watan (Homeland) (feat. Ahmad Fanoos, Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos & Sohail Karimi) – Echoes of Afghanistan (feat. Mehran Fanoos, Elham Fanoos, Ahmad Fanoos & Sohail Karimi)
L Shankar – Dancing Beauty (feat. Abhijit Banerjee) – Full Moon
ODUCHU – Dugay Guys – Nostalgia
Hard Proof – Trash Talk – Code Noir
Freh Khodja – Ken Andi Habib – Ken Andi Habib
Sababa 5 – Nadir – Nadir
Zor – Байсын шулуун (Let’s be straight.) – Suuha-Hur
Balkan Taksim – Felinar – Acide Balkanique
Luiza – OXALÁ – Fantastik
Meklit – Ambassel – A Piece of Infinity
Ària Lua – Linda – Reconec
Divanhana – Rijekama – Radio Sevdah
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Contrevent (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios

Best World Music of 2025 Part 1 (#1410)Best World Music of 2025 Part 1 (#1410)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Sauljaljui – vaivaik (Searching for My Path) – VAIVAIK
Assu – Albbas / Lynx – Luohteniegut
Amira Kheir – Rabie Aljamal (Spring of Wonder) – Black Diamonds
Trio Da Kali – Nana Triban – Bagola
Grecia Albán – TODO PASA – NUBES SELVA
Jan Kadereit & Gamelan Salukat – Áshira – Sun and Fire – ÁSHIRA
Raúl Paz – Otra Vez – Guajiro Chic
Guitari Baro – Kolonkan – Guitari Baro
Alune Wade – Same Fufu – New African Orleans
Mahotella Queens – Uyeke Amanga – Buya Buya
Noura Mint Seymali – Ch’tib (Naha) – Yenbett
Loko Gasy – Vonjeo – Mifankatiava
Cumbia Chicharra – Lunática – Quinto Mundo
Bonbon Vodou – Gourmandises amoureuses – Épopée Métèque

Hour 2:
Värttinä – Traavalehevoi – Kyly
Tribeqa – Dembele – Sumu
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Benkan (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios
SENDUKI – Zingaròta (feat. Ettore Castagna, Peppe Costa, Mimmo Morello, Elisa Surace & Carmine Torchia) – Stranìa
Nusantara Beat – Tamat – Nusantara Beat
Anna Sato & Toshiyuki Sasaki – Santoyorojima – LIFE GOES ON
Awa Khiwe – NgeMbombela (with Mokoomba) – African Women Arise
Kin’Gongolo Kiniata – Fina Fina – Kiniata
Vaudou Game – Ça ira – FINTOU
Afrodream – Bamako – Guiss Guiss
Antibalas – La Ceiba (excerpt) – Hourglass
Aïta Mon Amour – Hajti fi grini – Abda
The Arab Blues – Maghroud (excerpt) – Saba
KANKOU – Blanko (feat. Sefoudi Kouyate) – N’Darila

The Best New Global Music (#1403)The Best New Global Music (#1403)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
‘o Rom – Branko e la guerra (feat. Carolina Franco) – Radio Rom
Guitari Baro – Kolonkan – Guitari Baro
Burhan Öçal & Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Kısmet (feat. The Trakya All Stars) – Kısmet (feat. The Trakya All Stars) – Single
Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L – Kaksi kynttilää (Two Candles) – Oli kerran ryytimaassa… (Once upon a time there was a village…)
Afrodream – Ma mère – Guiss Guiss
Amira Kheir – Rabie Aljamal (Spring of Wonder) – Black Diamonds
Meklit – Ambassel – A Piece of Infinity
Loko Gasy – Anjara – Mifankatiava
Zhenya Wind – Kolyadka – The Earth Is Moving
Meral Polat – Çenek – Meydan
L’Antidote – Dates, Figs and Nuts (feat. Bijan Chemirani, Redi Hasa & Rami Khalife) – L’Antidote (feat. Bijan Chemirani, Redi Hasa & Rami Khalife)
Tania Saleh – Hashara – Fragile
Kiala & Afroblaster – Mokili – One Race (Tribute To Hilaire Penda)

Hour 2:
Cheikh Lô – Baba Moussa BP 120 – Maame
Doudou Nganga – Congo Kinshasa – Tokororo
Saha Gnawa – Baba Mimoun (feat. Gilad Hekselman) – Saha Gnawa
Ravi Kulur & Barry Phillips – Raghu – Breath & Bow
Sharif & the Nomads – Ghasedak – Persian Jazz Rock
Melodic Intersect – Calcutta Funk (feat. Enayet Hossain, Hidayat Khan & Greg Hatza) – Beyond Borders (feat. Enayet Hossain, Greg Hatza & Hidayat Khan)
Sonny Singh & Qais Essar – Pavan Guru – Sangat
RAIA – Dakar Bamako – Uádi
Davide Ambrogio – III Sordi – Mater Nullius
Bill Brennan & Andy McNeill – Three Paths – Dreaming in Gamelan
Divanhana – Rijekama – Radio Sevdah
Lívia Mattos – História de uma Cabeça – Verve
Murmurosi – Liuli – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented)
Putumayo & Boogát – E.P.N.S.L.S. – Latin Chill by Putumayo
Le Vent du Nord – Le Pari de Jeanne – Voisinages

Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, August 2025

(Artist – Album – Label)
1. Mandé Sila Featuring Habib Koite, Aly Keïta & Lamine Cissokho – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm – Contre Jour
2. Yasak Helva – Atamba – Gülbaba Records
3. Kanazoé Orkestra – Balabeatz – Antipodes Music
4. Peyoti for President – Your Comfort Zone – Sordid Soup records
5. Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back – Umsakazo Records
6. Mandé Sila – Live @ Levon Helm – Contre-Jour
7. Africa Express – Africa Express Presents…Bahidorá – World Circuit Records
8. Igor Božanić – Žega – POP Depression
9. Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
10. Desiré Francois & Cassiya – Back in the Days – Desiré Francois Production
11. Les Collectif Tango Negro Ensemble – Tribute to Juan Carlos Caceres – Felmay
12. Alune Wade · New African Orleans · Enja / Yellowbird
13. Haris Pilton & The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra – Soon in Your Village – Asphalt Tango Records
14. Maëla Raoult – The Hen House – Azkaban Records
15. Althea SullyCole – Due West – Chaco World Music

Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, July 2025

Mahotella Queens – Buya Buya: Come Back – Umsakazo Records
V. A. – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 – Analog Africa
Kadialy Kouyate – Toña – ARC Music
Majid Bekkas, Nguyên Lê, Hamid Drake · Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues · ACT Music
Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
V. A. – Afro-Portuguesa by Putumayo – Putumayo
Alune Wade · New African Orleans · Enja / Yellowbird
Kanazoé Orkestra – Balabeatz – Kanazoé Orkestra
Peyoti for President – Your Comfort Zone – Sordid Soup records
Maëla Raoult – The Hen House – Azkaban Records
Haris Pilton & The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra – Soon in Your Village – Asphalt Tango Records
Mandé Sila Featuring Habib Koite, Aly Keïta & Lamine Cissokho – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm – Contre Jour
Zar Electrik – Koyo – Jarring Effects / Lamastrock
Puman – Spring – Sea of Wood Records
Igor Božanić – Žega – POP Depression

Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2025Top 15 World Music Albums, June 2025

Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – The Devil Rides Again – Asphalt Tango Records
Selcuk Suna – The Space Between – Lulaworld Records
Zingarua – Serotonin – Maninalto!
Pambele – Damelo – Believe Digital
Alune Wade – New African Orleans – Enja
Ozan Ata Canani – Die Demokratie – Fun In The Church / Bertus
Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life – Partisan Records
The Knocks & Sofi Tukker – butter – Sofi Tukker
Dunja Knebl & Roko Margeta – Fauna – Geenger Records
Jonni Wind – The Earth Is Moving – Jonni Wind
Hekate – Evigheten forestår – Helio
Francis Bebey – Trésor Magnétique – Africa Seven
Eishan Ensemble – Northern Rhapsody – ACEL Production
Dani Jané – Vida – Segell Microscopi
Ouzo Bazooka – Kapaim – Batov Records